The best fashion and gift stores Quito

A modern shopping mall located in the financial and commercial area of Quito. The mall El Jardín, as Quiténians call it, has many shops and restaurants on the^3rd floor, in the Feria de la comida. Don't look for prices, they are often higher than in Europe, but shopping malls are also great places to walk around in South America, spending a few hours there will make you feel like a local.

A large modern shopping centre, located in the north of the city. On three floors there are fashionable clothes shops (local and international brands such as Splash, Mango, Stradivarius, Adolfo Domínguez, etc.), a Supermaxi, a pharmacy, bookshops, jewellery shops, cosmetics and perfume shops, and others dedicated to decoration and tableware. There are also cafés, restaurants and otherfast food outlets (Los Cebiches de la Rumiñahui, KFC, Segundo Muelle, Crepes & Waffles).

Here you enter the home of the world's finest Panama hats, the famous "paja toquilla" hats woven in Montecristi by the country's finest craftsmen. The choice is phenomenal and the prices sometimes surprising, but a visit to this store is a must for Panama hat lovers. The owner is often the one who greets customers, and he's happy to show visitors the different shapes of Panama hats and their manufacturing process, which is still totally artisanal today. Treat yourself.